dooglex Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I'm thinking of buying this nice, small laptop but was wondering if it will work with OSX, ive googled it both in this forum and in general and it doesn't seem like anyone has tried. It supports SSE3 so thats ok but other than that I can't seem to find any more information! [edit] I've managed to find some of the spec so will add this here for posterity. Graphics = X3100 = Should work fine Atheros WLAN card as standard = Should work fine Dual Core Pentium 1.86GHz = pentium therefore should be fine RTL 8101 ethernet = should be fine too (http://www.insanelymac.com/lofiversion/index.php/t71014.html) Sound = Realtek ALC660 HD Audio = This may be an issue but may work On paper this looks a good choice, unless i've made any errors in my understanding! I'm presuming that OSX boots of external drives with no problems? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave ellis Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 hi mate got one 2day and so far i cant get it to boot after install,it just keeps rebooting,tryed cpu=1 etc with no luck so i would hold up on buying one just yet. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-985910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave ellis Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 is there anyone out there that can help with this problem? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-987034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave ellis Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 ive tryed everything now and no one seems to want to help!! back to ubuntu it is!! hope one day u guys can sort it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-991157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 What method/installer did you use? Try a distro with chameleon or Boot-132 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-992465 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave ellis Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 What method/installer did you use? Try a distro with chameleon or Boot-132 i tryed kalyway,leo4all,ideneb and xxx oh and retail using 132 any help will be great as ive just upgraded to 4gb ram and 320gb and it only stands me £400 that will make a great cheap mac book Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-993331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave ellis Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 got it working!!!! sleeps in 2 secs wakes in 2 sec video perfect,wired network perfect,just working on wireless and sound!!!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-994786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooglex Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 Have you tried http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=138351 (taken from http://www.insanelymac.com/lofiversion/ind...t52420-50.html) This may help with the wifi. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-997274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave ellis Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 will post some info as soon as ive got everything working just have problem with no sound after waking from sleep Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-998712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
s24rrt Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 got it working!!!! sleeps in 2 secs wakes in 2 sec video perfect,wired network perfect,just working on wireless and sound!!!!! Which install did you use to get it to work, i have just bought the same laptop and am having a problem with the install locking up right at the start. Did you have the same issue and if so how did you get around it. Thanks Stuart Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1021415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexhick Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 HI ALL I have the same laptop (bg45)and the same problem install ok, reboot and error after boot: i'm a noob with osx can u help me ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1043879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooglex Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 Hi there, you need ideneb10.5.5 and do the install using ONLY acpi fix and the ach patch. Reboot and boot using cpus=1, then get patching to make everything work! i will write a more detailed guide when mine fully works, i am working on wifi (fighting with broadcom chips - i replaced the one that came with it) and with sleep at the moment. Good luck Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1047353 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexhick Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 hi dooglex I'm trying what u say with only acpi fix .. (what is ach patch ?) and there is the same error : devfs_make_node: not ready for device! package 0 didn't get an HPET (15 times) panic(cpu 0 caller 0x2E0F3C93): "no hpets available...CPU(s) configured incorrectly\n"@/SourceCache/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement my laptop is a bg45-071 same board with dual core t2390 thanks for your help wow it works ! only acpi with ideneb ok Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1053902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexhick Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I'm looking for help with alc660 . I have tried hdaenabler + alc660_660vd.mpkg and applehdapatcher with codec.txt and nothing work ! Thanks for your help Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1056064 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmvl Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Hi, same laptop, cpu upgrade to T9300 and 4Gb ram ideneb with acpi fix. Boot with cpus=1, I get the apple screen, after a blue screen, and then it hangs with white screen. Thanks for the help Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1059655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Paul Burton Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Hi, same laptop, cpu upgrade to T9300 and 4Gb ram ideneb with acpi fix. Boot with cpus=1, I get the apple screen, after a blue screen, and then it hangs with white screen. Thanks for the help I was trying to get rid of the restarting thing, I had to put cpus=1 on each boot. I am running iDeneb 10.5.5 with everything working BUT the Intel HDA audio (it loads the driver but no sound comes out) I got both cores working though without the system restarting. However, I found out that I had to run DSDT patcher, http://######.com/index.php?option=...0&Itemid=48 I would read the read-me first, I normally don't bother but it was helpful because it suggested upgrading the bootloader, chameleon to the latest version, which they supplied as a .pkg form in the tools folder of the above file. Very handy, run the .pkg first, then the DSDT. Now I just need to find out about the audio. Nothing yet. I hope that helps. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1078253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Paul Burton Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Just wanted to add that I have now managed to get the sound working, I installed the kexts from the file attached in this post and inserted the device string info stuff from the info.boot.plist http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...mode=linearplus Sorry if im vague. Just SOO happy that nearly everything is working. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1078718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rav_P Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Just wanted to add that I have now managed to get the sound working, I installed the kexts from the file attached in this post and inserted the device string info stuff from the info.boot.plist http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...mode=linearplus Sorry if im vague. Just SOO happy that nearly everything is working. If anyones got the time please could you make a step by step guide to get OS X on this laptop. thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1082087 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Paul Burton Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 If anyones got the time please could you make a step by step guide to get OS X on this laptop. thanks Its possible...but it seems that some of these guys have different wireless cards, I had an Atheros 5007EG which I couldnt get working, so bought a dell truemobile mini pci-e, DW 1490. I had to re-install OS X to get it to work though.... Point is, some of the hardware differs could be time consuming! Alex Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1082838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ookimac Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Hello everyone, thank you for this thread, very interesting considering info on osx86 and the bg45 that's out there (minimal!) - shame as this laptop would make the perfect mac! I'm new to this, have been reading about the osx scene for a few weeks getting familiar with the various distros, recurring issues etc, even tried via virtualbox (need vt-x ) My issue is merely getting to the install - I'm booting off a usb external 2.5 inch HDD (freecom 160GB) to which I've written the images of various distros (iPc, iDeneb - all 10.5.6) using linux's fuseiso. It just doesn't boot. Using syslinux I get a boot prompt but trying all possible init methods, I get invalid or corrupt kernel image. The HDD was formatted to FAT32... have partitioned the HDD on the bg45, all ready to go but can't get started... - I did with virtualbox but it seems that will never work without vt-x (kernel panic) and as for vmware server, whilst free and I had a go, wasn't working but I would prefer a a non-virtualised install anyway) So I guess my main issue is booting off the install from usb... feels like a silly question after all I've read but following instructions (mostly to use syslinux) I don't get anywhere.... No external dvd drive. Thanks for ANY suggestions - all welcome, just to get the ball rolling (or the ball *attempting to * install!) just clarifying on above post: it's the external HDD that was formated to fat32 - whilst this seems unrelated, the laptop hdd is ntfs running home vista with an empty fat 32 12 gb partition to be reformatted to journalled mac but during the install I guess (if I get there!) thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1113514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Paul Burton Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Hello everyone, thank you for this thread, very interesting considering info on osx86 and the bg45 that's out there (minimal!) - shame as this laptop would make the perfect mac! I'm new to this, have been reading about the osx scene for a few weeks getting familiar with the various distros, recurring issues etc, even tried via virtualbox (need vt-x........ and so on Have you tried typing at the boot promt the following : rd=disk0s1 EG, the physical disk (0 if you have just one drive) and then the partition number, ie, 2 for the second partition after vista. I took the plunge after having vista, linux and OS X installed to wipe the drive clean and just have OS X. Works perfectly. Although, does anyone know how to make it boot faster, it averages on 40 seconds.....too slow for me!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1117260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Paul Burton Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Sorry aha. Just re-read your post, try using the iPortable distro. Built for booting from external drives. Personally I use iDeneb, but thats from a dvd. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1117592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ookimac Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Hello, Well weeks later another attempt. A friend bought an NC10 and (he has a mac too) was able to make a bootable USB install key using the NC10 osx86 iso on newsgroups. I manage to install (yaye!) and on reboot I first got boot1:error - no problem there I can fix that later, in the mean time using a boot manager on another usb key I choose the correct partition and I get to the darwin prompt. Using various combinations but notably cpus=1 -v -f -x I always end up at this point where it reads: MAC framework successfully initialized and that's it ... in non verbose mode it's just the apple logo screen but it seems to be above that it hangs. Basically I'm wondering if I'm close? and if you guys have any suggestions .... Thanks! PS: am basically using the nc10 install on the bg45 and it does install successfuly - the error above is on reboot into the succesfully installed volume.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1165040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ookimac Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Hi everyone, the NC10 install worked beautifully. If I boot off the install udb and flag rd=disk0s2 at the darwin boot prompt, everything is great (tis on partition 2) - sound and wifi issues like everyone else. Seems the sound was fixed though but I could get that to work... Alexander your fix is this: " installed the kexts from the file attached in this post and inserted the device string info stuff from the info.boot.plist http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...inearplus" What do you mean by this exactly: inserted the device string info stuff from the info.boot.plist ... what do you mean exactly, I found the device string but unsure what file to put it in - I see those strings in many kexts... Also wondering about the wifi update if anyone got this working? ANd if anyone has ideas about not booting off the install usb that would be great! (writing this post from the mac ) Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1177150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
s24rrt Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Hi ookimac So are you using the CPU=1 flag? also did you manage to get the sleep to work on this machine. I have everything working in 10.5.7 apart from the webcam and the sleep, which is annoying, if you want any help getting as far as that please contact me stuart@virgin.net I am using the Camellion 2.0 boot with DSDT and PC_EFI 1.10 if this is any help to you. All updates are installed and working SWEEET... Stu Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/139057-packard-bell-bg45-u-300/#findComment-1210281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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